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President Bidya Devi Bhandari Appoints Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' As New Prime Minister Of Nepal

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Appointed as New Prime Minister of Nepal

Kathmandu [Nepal]: Nepal's Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday submitted an application claiming the Prime Ministership of Nepal shortly after a coalition of six parties decided to back him to form the next government.

"A coalition of six parties decided to present forward Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the Prime Minister of the next government. An agreement has been sealed. Dahal will lead the government for two and a half years and another two and half years would be led by CPN-UML," said Barshaman Pun, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center).

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